Psychiatry Clinic in Värnamo Hospital
Jönköping county
Job description
Consultant/ specialist doctor in Psychiatry
Requirements for education
- General medical diploma and specialist exam in Psychiatry from within EU
- or in any EU-country acquired medical and specialist education plus minimum three years of experience in the specialty in that country.
Required experience
To be able to work both in team and independently.
Experience in outpatient and inpatient care as well as experience in on call is desirable.
Candidates close to their specialist exam are also welcome.
Required competences and skills
As a specialist in psychiatry, you have to work with varied tasks.
You are a natural team player and value being part of a group with high goals. In addition to the medical group, you work in a team with doctors, psychologist, nurse, carer, curator, head of care unit and care administrator who value each other.
Personal qualities required for the position
As one working day is never the same, we see that you are calm and stable in rapidly changing circumstances and have the ability to plan and structure your work while taking into account the best interests of the business.
For us, it is important that you are clear in your communication, flexible and value patient contact and teamwork. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.
On-call duty
Stand-by duty, preparedness at home.
Other requirements
Category B driving licence.
Salary for staff with Swedish legitimation
Generally, a specialist having licence to practice in Sweden, with proper skills in Swedish and with ability for being able to work independently (strong C1-level) earns 90-95.000 SEK (around 8.000-8.500 EUR). A consultant may earn above 100.000 SEK (even 10.000 EUR or more).
However, when you start, you will have the title of Assistant Doctor. The salary is slightly lower at the beginning, even though you are a specialist doctor in your home country. This is because you initially have an introduction and are not expected to carry specialist responsibilities. At first you go along, get to know the business, colleagues, system, work procedures, PM and more. During your introduction period of 6 months, you will study advanced Swedish (medical Swedish) 2 days a week via Folkhögskolan. This increases your chances for a good introduction to your new work within Swedish healthcare and a new workplace.
You will be employed as an assistant doctor with a salary of 56,500 SEK (around 5.000 EUR) with a general fixed-term employment as a form of employment for the 6-months’ introductory period described above.
When Swedish licence to practice and proof of specialist competence are issued by the National Board of Health (Socialstyrelsen) and the introduction is complete, the employment becomes permanent and a new salary setting takes place as specialist doctor according to agreement. For a specialist whose Swedish is good enough an individual salary setting will be done.
Planned date of employment
By agreement, after completed language studies.
Description of the goal of activity
In the clinic’s vision, we have summarized our main goal “To offer the best possible psychiatric care, based on science and proven experience, so that the clinic becomes the patient’s first choice when needed for specialized psychiatric care”. Every part of our work aims to improve mental health, provide a good experience of care and at the same time be cost effective. A presumption for this is a sustainable and good working environment, dedicated employees and having good time together.
Description of the clinic and it’s activity
The psychiatric clinic in Värnamo is one of our three adult psychiatric clinics in Region Jönköpings län. With the goal of “equal psychiatry”, specialist psychiatry in the Jönköping County Region works to offer equal and resource-efficient psychiatric care with high patient safety, medical quality and accessibility. All our psychiatric activities are gathered at the hospital, which gives closeness to colleagues and collaboration.
The Psychiatric Clinic in Värnamo, a reasonably large clinic with short decision-making processes, offers a working environment where you have the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally. The psychiatric clinic has approximately 120 actual full-time employees divided into professions such as carers, doctors, nurses, curators, psychologists, rehab coordinators and care administrators. The clinic consists of four outpatient receptions and one hospital ward. You will be part of our medical group, which consists of specialist doctors and ST doctors (trainees). In addition to the medical group, you work in a team with doctors, psychologist, nurse, carers, curator, head of care unit and care administrator who value each other. As a specialist in psychiatry, you will work clinically.
Here we have an innovative and committed management that invests in skills development and further training for employees.
The proximity to all parts of the business and the teamwork makes the work both interesting and developing.
Some years ago, we subspecialized outpatient care, which in the latest national patient survey ranked high in all indicators.
In emergency and addiction reception, besides on-call reception there is also addiction care, case managers, lithium dispensary, psychosocial on-call and regular health contacts etc.
At the examination and treatment reception we do investigations and assessments. Here is also the main part of our medical and psychotherapeutic treatment resources.
Our well-functioning psychosis reception has been sub-specialized for a long time.
We see a good treatment and tough accessibility goals as fundamental to being able to offer good and safe psychiatric care. Equally, each patient should have an individually designed care plan.
Our clinic has a long tradition of being out early with new effective working methods and evidence-based treatment methods. Some examples of this are:
- dialectical behavioral therapy
- family work in schizophrenia
- interpersonal psychotherapy
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- psychodynamic and systemic psychotherapy
- teamwork.
It was a former employee who introduced the psychopedagogical concept “An independent life”, which is now used throughout the country.
At the psychiatric clinic we see the value of a good collaboration with patients and relatives. That is why we have a user interaction structure for several years.
Among the strengths of the psychiatric clinic is the continuity of the care processes. This is possible through a locally well-assembled clinic. We are also one of the clinics in Sweden that have the least compulsory care.
The psychiatric clinic is located in the beautiful and middle large Värnamo Hospital. Organizationally, our clinic belongs to the field of Psychiatry, Rehabilitation and Diagnostics in Jönköping County.
Värnamo hospital
Värnamo Hospital is one of three hospitals in Jönköping County. Around 85,000 people live in the hospital’s catchment area. It consists of the municipalities of Gislaved, Gnosjö, Vaggeryd and Värnamo.
Here, scheduled and emergency specialist care is conducted around the clock, all days of the year. We see the employee’s competence as a key to our success and the residents’ health. The Jönköping County Region works for a good life in an attractive region. Our main assignments are public health, health care and dental care, as well as regional development and growth. We are the county’s largest employer with 11,000 employees in hundreds of professions.
The hospital has approximately 230 care places, which means that it is just the right size to offer a pleasant and collaborative environment and also a wide range of activities.
We have several newly renovated care units, and we have a modern dialysis unit and an equally modern ambulance entrance. The operation and intensive care clinic’s premises are also new.
About the city
To live in Värnamo is to experience small-town life up-close. Everyday life is simple here! Entrepreneurship is great in the town. New business ideas, starting your own business, culture and collaboration are hallmarks.
We are proud to announce that in 2023 we have been designated as both Sweden’s Outdoor Municipality and Sweden’s Culture Municipality.
Värnamo is a very nice medium-sized town with approx. 34,000 inhabitants.
Services offered by the employer and Mediflexible
- During the personal visit which is part of the interview process, the cost of travel, accommodation and meals are financed by Mediflexible
- 6-7 months long, free Swedish course, financial support during the course (the amount is topic of negotiation)
- Free language education for family members – to B2 level for spouses and school-age children, to C1 level for spouses who have jobs with licence requirement
- Assistance during the application for Swedish license to practice, supervision of the process
- 40 hours long free Swedish legal and social training
- Integration assistance (assistance in registering at tax authority, opening bank account, etc.)
- Assistance in job-searching for the spouse
- Assistance in finding school/kindergarten for the children
- Assistance in the organization of moving and in apartment-seeking
Documents required for application:
- Professional English CV in which your experience (number of completed examinations/surgeries, with differentiation between pre-and post-specialization experience) are detailed
- cover letter
- scanned version of license to practice in home country with English translation (no official needed)
- scanned version of medical and specialist certificates with English translation (no official needed)
- two English-speaking reference persons who are reachable on phone
- proof of Swedish language knowledge (if you have such)
If you are interested please send your detailed professional CV and other necessary documents to info@mediflexible.com before 17 October.